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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme-UN-HABITAT is gearing towards hosting the first ever assembly in Nairobi from 27-31 May 2019.
This even as statistics indicate that 34 percent of Kenyan population live in urban areas with a 5 per... Read more

Steaks are very popular beef recipe and it makes very delicious meal for family and friends. But what makes a grass fed steak different? The grass fed hype is continually rising not just in grocery stores, more people also buy meat from local ranches so that they can acquire beef with the best quality as they have appreciated the benefits of grass fed organic beef. Beef coming from healthy... Read more

Stockholm, 24 April 2012 - Five transformational initiatives aimed at accelerating and scaling-up action against a range of health, crop and climate-damaging pollutants were given the go-ahead by ministers meeting in the Swedish capital Stockholm.
The initiatives, which mark the beginning of the implementation phase of the new Climate and Clean Air Coalition, will fast track momentum towards... Read more

Indian Red Cross Society, (IRCS), Belgaum brach, and Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority will jointly organize a district disaster response team training on April 28 and 29 at the District Training Centre here.
The aim of the programme is to make available trained human resource during disasters across the state. IRCS is engaged in establishing a panel of volunteers at the district... Read more

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has adopted the resolution Making cities resilient based on a report drafted by ICLEI Europe on behalf of the Congress. The new text supports the United Nations World Disaster Reduction Campaign. This initiative is aimed at raising awareness among citizens and local governments on the benefits of reducing urban risks,... Read more

Whole volumes have been written on the virtues of cities — the way they make people around the globe smarter, more productive, more innovative. See, for instance, Edward Glaeser’s “The Triumph of the City,” or Matt Yglesias’s “The Rent is Too Damn High,” or Ryan Avent’s “The Gated City.” But a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute offers an curious twist on this old tale. The United... Read more

In countdown to the Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum to be held in Naples, Italy between 1-7 September 2012, UN-Habitat is launching an online dialgoues platform to reach as many people as possible.
Known as 'city changer dialogues' the interactions are aimed at the global audience and the inputs expected to contribute to debates at the WUF6.
"Recognizing that relatively few partners and... Read more

If this involves coping with the IRS and back tax help, it may be quite demanding and make you feel hopeless. To be able to cope with the IRS correctly, you need to seek professional guidance. This enables you to definitely learn the best way to effectively resolve the problem. By seeking guidance from the professional, you'll have more capability to be in charge of the situation as well as stay... Read more

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday 17th April 2012 welcomed a new European Union (EU) initiative designed to assist developing countries in providing access to sustainable energy to their populations.
Under its Energizing for Development Initiative, the European Commission – the EU’s executive body – aims to support the provision of sustainable energy services to 500 million people in... Read more

Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14th of April were special days for students and staff of Viara Education Center.
The school, recommended to UN-Habitat staff through connections with the Nairobi Rotary Club, is located in the heart of Huruma, an overcrowded low income estate in northern Nairobi, Kenya, hosted over 20 staff from UN-Habitat`s Office of Management during the course of the weekend... Read more

Noise levels, fine particulate matter, traffic volumes – these data are of interest to urban planners and residents alike. A three-dimensional presentation will soon make it easier to handle them: as the user virtually moves through his city, the corresponding data are displayed as green, yellow or red dots.
Fine dust, aircraft noise and the buzz of highways have a negative impact on a city‘s... Read more